[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 156 (Wednesday, August 12, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48708-48709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17635]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
Public Comment Request; Information Collection Request Title: Health 
Workforce Connector, OMB No. 0906-0031--Extension

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act of 1995, HRSA announces plans to submit an Information Collection 
Request (ICR), described below, to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB). Prior to submitting the ICR to OMB, HRSA seeks comments from the 
public regarding the burden estimate, below, or any other aspect of the 
ICR.

DATES: Comments on this ICR must be received no later than October 13, 
2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to [email protected] or mail the HRSA 
Information Collection Clearance Officer, Room 14N136B, 5600 Fishers 
Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request more information on the 
proposed project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans and 
draft instruments, email [email protected] or call Lisa Wright-
Solomon, the HRSA Information Collection Clearance Officer at (301) 
443-1984.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: When submitting comments or requesting 
information, please include the information request collection title 
for reference.
    Information Collection Request Title: Health Workforce Connector, 
OMB No. 0906-0031--Extension.
    Abstract: More than just a job search portal, the goal of the 
Health Workforce Connector is to help connect skilled professionals to 
communities in need by allowing approved Site Points of Contact (POCs), 
including National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Nurse Corps, to post 
available opportunities and update site profiles. The Health Workforce 
Connector provides a central platform to connect participants, 
including those in both the NHSC and Nurse Corps programs, and 
facilities that are approved for performance of their NHSC or Nurse 
Corps service obligation. The Health Workforce Connector has become a 
resource that engages any health care professional or student 
interested in providing primary care services in underserved 
communities and with facilities in need of health care providers. The 
Health Workforce Connector also allows users to create a profile, 
search for NHSC and Nurse Corps sites, find job and training 
opportunities, search for other clinicians who are similarly interested 
in working with underserved populations, and be searchable by Site 
POCs. Individuals can use the Health Workforce Connector's search 
capability with Google Maps.
    Need and Proposed Use of the Information: Information will be 
collected from users in the following two ways:
    (1) Account Creation: Creating an account is optional, but to 
create an account the user will be required to enter their first name, 
last name, and email address. Those are the only mandatory fields in 
the profile account creation process and will be used to send an 
automated email allowing the user to validate their login credentials. 
This information will also be used to validate any users who already 
exist within the Bureau of Health Workforce Management Information 
Systems Solution (BMISS) database and allow an initial import of 
existing data at the request of the user.
    (2) Profile Completion: Users may fill out a profile, but this 
function will be completely optional and will include fields such as 
location, discipline, specialty, and languages spoken. The information 
collected, if `published' by the user, will allow internal BMISS Site 
POCs to search for anyone who may be a potential candidate for job 
opportunities at the site. Users also have the ability to make their 
profiles searchable by other end users through a security and privacy 
setting and can make their profiles private at any time. All 
information collected will be stored within existing secure BMISS 
databases and will be used internally for report generation on an as-
needed basis.
    Likely Respondents: Potential users will include individuals 
searching for a health care job opportunity or an NHSC or Nurse Corps 
health care facility, and

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health care facilities searching for potential candidates to fill open 
health care job opportunities at their sites.
    Burden Statement: Burden in this context means the time expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose or provide the 
information requested. This includes the time needed to review 
instructions; to develop, acquire, install and utilize technology and 
systems for the purpose of collecting, validating and verifying 
information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and 
providing information; to train personnel and to be able to respond to 
a collection of information; to search data sources; to complete and 
review the collection of information; and to transmit or otherwise 
disclose the information. The total annual burden hours estimated for 
this ICR are summarized in the table below.

                                     Total Estimated Annualized Burden Hours
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                                                     Number of                    Average burden
            Form name                Number of     responses per       Total       per response    Total burden
                                    respondents     respondent       responses      (in hours)         hours
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Account Creation................          15,600               1          15,600             .08           1,248
Complete Profile................           9,400               1           9,400               1           9,400
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    Total.......................      \1\ 15,600  ..............          15,600  ..............          10,648
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\1\ The 9,400 respondents who complete their profiles are a subset of the 15,600 respondents who create
  accounts.

    HRSA specifically requests comments on (1) the necessity and 
utility of the proposed information collection for the proper 
performance of the agency's functions, (2) the accuracy of the 
estimated burden, (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected, and (4) the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology to 
minimize the information collection burden.

Maria G. Button,
Director, Executive Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 2020-17635 Filed 8-11-20; 8:45 am]
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